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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1940
Page
1
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Five people were injured in a string of accidents in Argentina vicinity. The report notes multiple injuries and references a Clymer boy among the injured, with other local details compactly summarized from the readable text.
A rundown of radio listings shows CBS NBC and other networks with program names times and personalities including Walt Johnson Choir Horace Heldt Meredith Willson Revue Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Uncle Walt Doghouse and Glen Miller Orchestra. Readouts cover evening and next day expectations with brief notice of changes and regional coverage. In Havana Cordell Hull leads peace commission talks as Argentina debates commitments and US proposals amid Pan American delegations.
Five persons were treated at Corry Hospital for injuries Monday evening. Three Clymer children from different incidents did not increase overall casualties, while nearby residents from New York state also sought care. Three-year-old codore Jagel fractured a leg after a heifer incident. Elvis Eschelman, 17, cut his leg when an axe slipped at Amber Mill. Lenni Volk, 8, suffered another injury.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority approves All-American Aviation Inc to operate a pickup and delivery air mail and express service from Pittsburgh with routes to Jamestown New York Williamsport Philadelphia and Huntington. The service uses an apparatus reducing landings at intermediate towns, while passenger carriage is barred where intermediate points have suitable landing facilities. The decision overrules objections from Transcontinental Western Air and Eastern Airlines who argued feeder routes should not be preceded by a new carrier. Richard Pont of Wilmington Delaware heads All-American Aviation, which has run a Philadelphia to Pittsburgh trial under a Post Office contract.
Honolulu July 23 The United States fleet continued to veil its movements after major units left Tahalin Roads and Pearl Harbor amid ongoing mystery surrounding Kish pen operations.
Washington July 23 Associated Press Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg opposed compulsory peacetime training and questioned the need for conscription. He argued volunteers could supply manpower and warned mobilizing the National Guard could cause dislocation at home. Folge chiefs convene at Williamsport convention through Thursday.
London July 23 Great Britain's leadership raises the income tax to an unprecedented rate for an emergency war budget totaling 29.868 billion pounds. The measure targets wages directly, expands taxes on beer tobacco wine and entertainment, and includes a new purchase tax on luxuries. Churchill avoided commenting on Hitler's peace appeal while Britain vows to resist and continue the fight for freedom. Berlin acknowledges widespread raids on British ports and airfields as the war resumes in earnest.
Twenty two guardsmen from Company A of the Pennsylvania National Guard have been assigned to Lisbon for the summer encampment period with full quota. Over the past two weeks several vacancies were filled at the Local Biste Armory as active guardsmen rotate. Only three valuables remain and are expected to be cleared by week end. Western Pennsylvania guardsmen prepare for a three week duty in northern New York under Brigadier General W R Dunlap stating all units are well trained and up to maintenance.
A high administration official forecast says the proposed excess profits tax could raise 50 to 70 million dollars this year and push federal revenue toward 7.5 billion in coming years. The measure, planned for social aims, is developing into a major revenue source, with defense taxes adding to the anticipated income. The draft includes methods from World War I to tax profits above normal earnings or a reasonable return on capital, discussed by treasury representatives at a Ways and Means and Senate Finance panel session.
Italian high command reported continued bombing along the Egyptian frontier and in Kenya. claims of improvements at Sidi Barrani and Mevan Matmit, plus fuller raids in North Africa. The British reported Dirredawn struck with casualties but no details.
New York July 23 Mrs Berthi Williams of Warren Pa today identified the body of her husband Winthrop Williams 49 as the man found floating in the Hudson River July 19 He was vice president of an underwriting firm and had disappeared from his Pitts Avenue home February 1 He was a native of Vineland New Jersey.
Population figures from a 4 preliminary Census report show Erie County rising from 175 277 in 1930 to 178 128 this year. The county seat, Erie, grows from 115 987 to 116 247. Several towns also show gains while some townships report declines. The overall county totals for 1940 are listed with changes since 1930.
Naval experts say Britain now operates more destroyers in service than when the war began last September. Despite losses including the sinking of a Brazen class vessel experts report the fleet has expanded overall, with additional ships prior to the latest noted date.
Ann enberg is en route to the northern federal penitentiary in Lewisburg Pa to begin a three year term for violating federal tax laws. He arrives after a long motor trip with aides and will pass through quarantine, receive standard processing, and be assessed by the classification board to assign work based on his aptitudes.
Advance sales for the See Yourself and Your Town in the Movies event, sponsored by the Corry Lions Club, are available at Rossbacher Insurance Emblem Oil Hillburg Insurance Linkley's Mecrjeken's Walgreen's and McCandrew's drug stores. Screenings are Monday and Tuesday evenings at the Grand Theater with a matinee Tuesday afternoon for children.
The article reports a fatal heat wave across 12 states with Pennsylvania accounting for nearly a quarter of 31 heat fatalities. It notes record highs, storms, and lightning causing property damage and one indirect death in Milton. Readings ranged from the 80s to the upper 90s with Pittsburgh at 89, readings in Harrisburg 94 and Philadelphia peaking near 98. Forecasters expected continued heat with scattered thunderstorms and then generally fair, warm weather.
Vice President Garner travels to Texas as campaign chatter swirls over Roosevelt’s third term. He stays mum on his plans, saying he wants freedom to change his mind or delay decisions while affirming loyalty to Roosevelt. He and Mrs. Garner depart Washington amid a farewell mood as supporters hope for a return to Congress.
In Omaha on July 23 nine inmates and four male patients at Douglas County Hospital began a lay down strike. They refuse to eat and demand transfer to Clearview Home, an annex outside town, amid tensions with warders and hospital staff. Local visitors report unrest as the situation escalates.
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